AMERICAN BASEBALL ASSOCIATION
DETROIT GIANTS AT HALIFAX HEATHENS
09/10/2024
 
AMERICAN BASEBALL ASSOCIATION
DETROIT GIANTS AT HALIFAX HEATHENS
GAME ID: 6883 - TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 10TH , 2024 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Detroit Giants (69-80) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 4 9 0
Halifax Heathens (92-57) 0 0 3 0 1 2 1 5 X 12 17 2
Fitzgerald 3-for-5, Leads Heathens to Win
A 4-RBI performance from designated hitter Josh Fitzgerald, who is tied for 2nd in the AC in doubles with 48, led the Halifax Heathens to a win over the Detroit Giants, 12-4. Branden Covington, the winner, improved to 15-5. He held Detroit to no runs on 4 hits over 7 innings, while racking up 6 strikeouts. The Heathens have an impressive 92-57 record.

Early in the game, Fitzgerald had a 3-run home run for Halifax. It was his 12th home run of the season and put the Heathens on top, 3-0.

"See ball, hit ball. When I think too much, that's when I get in trouble," Fitzgerald told the Halifax Herald.
DETROIT BATTING LINESCORE HALIFAX BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
C. Lutz RF 5 0 0 0 0 3 1 .247 14 62
K. Brosch LF 4 0 1 0 0 2 0 .273 16 62
S. McLaughlin CF 4 0 0 0 0 2 2 .270 20 65
A. Mejia 1B 4 1 2 0 0 0 0 .287 26 103
R. Cabriales DH 4 1 3 2 0 0 0 .297 25 75
B. Barbone 2B 4 1 1 0 0 0 3 .260 10 53
E. Salgado 3B 4 1 1 2 0 0 3 .237 1 24
E. Suarez C 4 0 1 0 0 2 2 .191 1 7
B. Shahan SS 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 .220 1 6
   a-B. Shafer PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .296 3 12
   b-F. Espindola SS 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .194 0 4
Totals 37 4 9 4 0 10 12      
a - B. Shafer pinch hit for B. Shahan in the 8th
b - F. Espindola substituted for B. Shafer in the 8th

BATTING
Home Runs: E. Salgado (1, 9th Inning off B. Shields, 1 on, 0 outs) , R. Cabriales (25, 9th Inning off B. Shields, 1 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: K. Brosch , A. Mejia 2 , R. Cabriales 6 , B. Barbone , E. Salgado 4 , E. Suarez
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: S. McLaughlin , E. Suarez
Team LOB: 6

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Salgado-Barbone-Mejia)
OF assists: 1 (McLaughlin(Compton at 3rd base))
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
N. Sumney CF 5 1 1 0 0 2 3 .319 14 58
E. Kukowski RF 4 3 2 0 1 1 0 .267 20 63
A. Compton 3B 4 1 2 2 1 0 2 .244 30 104
J. Fitzgerald DH 5 2 3 4 0 1 2 .305 12 73
B. Richards C 3 1 2 3 2 0 1 .232 8 33
D. Davidson LF 4 0 2 1 1 0 2 .275 5 13
C. Smith 2B 3 1 0 0 2 1 5 .275 9 40
T. Vela 1B 5 1 1 2 0 2 5 .261 14 45
J. Silva SS 4 2 4 0 0 0 0 .301 0 4
Totals 37 12 17 12 7 7 20      
BATTING
Doubles: J. Fitzgerald (48, 7th Inning off N. Ray, 0 on, 1 out) , A. Compton (38, 8th Inning off T. Gutierrez, 3 on, 0 outs) , D. Davidson (4, 8th Inning off T. Gutierrez, 1 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: J. Fitzgerald (12, 3rd Inning off J. Thompson, 2 on, 2 outs) , T. Vela (14, 6th Inning off N. Ray, 1 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: N. Sumney , E. Kukowski 2 , A. Compton 3 , J. Fitzgerald 7 , B. Richards 2 , D. Davidson 3 , T. Vela 4 , J. Silva 4
2-out RBI: J. Fitzgerald
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: C. Smith , T. Vela 3
GIDP: N. Sumney
Team LOB: 8

BASERUNNING
SB: E. Kukowski (41)
CS: J. Silva (2)

FIELDING
Errors: D. Davidson (1) , T. Vela (7)
DETROIT PITCHING LINESCORE HALIFAX PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Thompson L (10-10) 4.0 5 4 4 6 4 1 108 5.09   
N. Ray 3.0 8 5 5 1 1 1 56 7.21   
T. Gutierrez 1.0 4 3 3 0 2 0 23 5.19   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Thompson 34
Batters Faced: J. Thompson 21, N. Ray 16, T. Gutierrez 7
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Thompson 2-4, N. Ray 4-2, T. Gutierrez 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: J. Thompson 108-59, N. Ray 56-37, T. Gutierrez 23-18
Inherited Runners - Scored: N. Ray 2-1 , T. Gutierrez 2-2
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
B. Covington W (15-5) 7.0 4 0 0 0 6 0 90 2.83   
B. Shields 2.0 5 4 3 0 4 2 44 3.84   
PITCHING
Game Score: B. Covington 75
Batters Faced: B. Covington 25, B. Shields 12
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: B. Covington 5-10, B. Shields 0-2
Pitches - Strikes: B. Covington 90-63, B. Shields 44-27
WP: B. Shields
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Josh Fitzgerald
Ballpark: Estadio Azteca
Weather: Clear skies (64 degrees), wind blowing left to right at 12 mph
Start Time: 6:05 PM
Time: 3:41
Attendance: 34796
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